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A National Park Trio: White Sands, Carlsbad Caverns & Guadalupe (#2515)

Date and Time

Saturday, May 3, 2025 - Sunday, May 11, 2025

Location

Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico,
Other U.S.,
NM

Registration

Registration is required for this activity.

Overview

Would you like to visit some national parks that are not overrun with crowds of people? Would you like to explore some very different landscapes: walking in the world's largest gypsum dunefield, touring underground limestone caves, hiking ancient fossil reefs? If your answer is yes, then come join us for a 9-day hiking adventure exploring southeast New Mexico and west Texas. Our trip starts upon our arrival at El Paso (TX) International Airport (ELP) where we will fly into, then drive to Ruidoso, New Mexico for a four-night stay. We will visit White Sands National Park for the day then hike two days in the White Mountain Wilderness and the Lincoln National Forest. From there, we drive to Carlsbad, New Mexico, drop off our gear at our hotel where we'll spend the next three nights and go explore Carlsbad Caverns. The following three days, we will be hiking several different trails in Guadalupe National Park. After our hike on our last day, we'll return to El Paso for a farewell dinner and fly home the next day.

AMC Trip Policy

Cost

Adult: $2,275 member / $2,375 non-member

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2515 Prospectus

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Guadeloupe Mountains

Activity

Hiking

Status

Wait Listed

Difficulty

Moderate

Audience

Adults (18+)


Leader




Leslie Carson is a four-season hiking/backpacking leader with the AMC Southeastern Massachusetts Chapter. She completed the New England 67 4KFooters in 2017 and has led hikes for AMC's August Camp in the Pacific Northwest for the past seven years. She is certified in SOLO Wilderness First Aid and CPR. Since 2015 she has led/co-led AT hiking/trekking trips in the western US and internationally.

Leader




Ann Boland is a four-season hike leader with the AMC-NH chapter. She is an instructor for the chapter's Winter Hiking Series and Cardigan School and a hike leader at AMC's August Camp. She is an avid hiker and has summited the NH48 in each of the four seasons, and the NE67. Ann also enjoys hiking outside of New England and has organized personal trekking trips to Switzerland, Italy, New Zealand, and Nepal, as well as to several national parks in the United States. Ann is WFA and CPR certified.